Mediterranean sampling at Elba Island - 4 July 2011

Sampling mission of WP1 at Elba Island. Erik Caroselli and Stefano Goffredo (Department of Evolutionary and Experimental Biology, University of Bologna) measured the growth of tagged coral specimens and sampled environmental parameters to be used in the various work packages. 

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The wreck of the plane where we tagged specimens of Caryophyllia inornata.

 

 Stefano and  Francesco (Submaldive Diving Center) collect water samples for nutrients and alkalinity analyses.

 
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Francesco changes the thermometers inside the plane.

 

 The tagged specimens of Caryophyllia inornata.